Published: Nov. 3, 2009 at 2:03 PM COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they have drilled two of the longest ice cores ever taken from the Peruvian Andes. Ohio State University Professor Lonnie Thompson, who led... [read full story]
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Columbus OH (SPX) Nov 04, 2009 - Researchers spent two months this summer high in the Peruvian Andes and brought back two cores, the longest ever drilled from ice fields in the tropics. Ohio State glaciologist Lonnie Thompson...
Ice cores are important tools to identify Earth’s past climate. They enable us to peer back in time to identify species of insects trapped in ice as well as isotopes oxygen and dust particles that were deposited at various time...
Researchers spent two months this summer high in the Peruvian Andes and brought back two cores, the longest ever drilled from ice fields in the tropics. This latest expedition focused on a yet-to-be-named ice field 5,364 meters...
Enlarge Porters were used to carry frozen core sections down off the ice field to refrigerated storage trucks, the first leg in their transport eventually back to the Byrd Polar Research Center at Ohio State. Credit: Photo by...
Researchers spent two months this summer high in the Peruvian Andes and brought back two cores, the longest ever drilled from ice fields in the tropics. Ohio State glaciologist Lonnie Thompson said that this latest expedition...
Researchers spent two months this summer high in the Peruvian Andes and brought back two cores, the longest ever drilled from ice fields in the tropics.Ohio State glaciologist Lonnie Thompson said that this latest expedition...
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